To Kill A Mockingbird: A Short Story

One beautiful sunny day I was at six flags with my family. It felt hot and humid like a sauna. As we were walking I noticed the giant drop and it was extremely intimidating. It looked like it went up straight into the heavens. I turn to my dad and asked him, “If I go on the giant drop will you on it with me?”

He said, “Sure”

Then my mom said “You guys are crazy.”

Then we start to walk towards the ride and as we walk into the line and wait i begin to feel as if the only thing in my stomach were butterflies. As I hear the ride conductor call us over for our turn I look at my dad one more time and tell him “I’m so nervous.”

He replied, “You’ll be fine.”

We walk towards the ride and see my mom recording. I get on and buckle my seat belt with caution

not wanting it to accidentally come unlocked. On the way up i could here the inner chains as they pulled me and the rest of the people higher and higher. As we got higher everything on the ground got smaller until there was no point in trying to look them. We finally reached the top and at that point I realized what I had gotten myself into. The wait at the top felt like an eternity. Almost like a bomb that is going to go off any second. Then it happened, instantaneously we started going down and it felt as if my soul stayed at the top of the ride. I couldn’t believe I had actually done it. We exit the ride and my mom comes up to me and tells me that she’s really proud that I got on the ride. In this moment I had the courage to get on the ride. Getting over fears is one many things it takes to be courageous. Along with getting over fears, taking risks and bravery are also courageous acts.
Being brave is one of the ways to have courage. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Arthur showed a ton of bravery when he got out of his house and protected Jem and Scout from an attack by Bob Ewell. Another time bravery took was the time that I got on the giant drop like it stated earlier. Arthur's act of protecting Jem and scout showed bravery because he put his life and future on the lie to protect them. Getting on the giant drop showed bravery because I had to get over my fear and just get on the ride.
Opponents may argue that talking to new people doesn't require a lot of courage because it is not hard to talk to new people; however, for some people it is the hardest things in the world to do.

One example is from To Kill a Mockingbird is when Atticus, Jem, Scout, Dill, and the old Sarum crew were in the jail and scout started talking to Walter Cunningham. Another example was when I joined a track team over the summer. Jem talking to Walter Cunningham was courageous because she didn't know half of the people that were in the room and it was such a dangerous situation. Joining a track team was hard because I knew nobody on the team and had to talk a get to know a lot of new people and that took a lot out of me to try and do that.

Finally, taking a risk is a huge sign of courage. In To Kill a Mockingbird there were many examples of people taking risks. One good example would be when Jem, Scout, and Dill tried to get into the radley place. Another example would be when I ran a 800 meter race against all guys older than me. Jem, Scout, and Dill attempting to sneak into the Radley's house was a huge risk like getting caught and shot or getting a terrible punishment by Atticus. When I ran I had to chose the pace that I wanted to keep throught the whole especially since I didn't want to lose and I was running against all guys older than

me.
Being brave, Talking to new people, and taking risks are few of the many signs of courage. So now when I look back on when I got on the giant drop I realize how much bravery I showed. Perhaps, people should take the time to determine whether or not they are doing something brave.